Meaning of argument In English

• 0 a disagreement, or the process of disagreeing:

  • The children had an argument about/over what game to play.

  • He got into an argument with Jeff in the pub last night.

  • A decision was finally made after some heated argument.

• 1 a reason or reasons why you support or oppose an idea or suggestion, or the process of explaining these reasons:

  • Now that we've heard all the arguments for and against the proposal, let's vote on it.

  • [ + that ] Her husband was not convinced by her argument that they needed a bigger house.

  • I don't think that's a very strong/convincing/powerful argument.

  • The central argument (= main point) of the book is that some of the plays were not written by Shakespeare.

• 2 the subject matter of a written work and the development of the ideas in it

• 3 the reasons for your opinion about the truth of something or an explanation of why you believe something should be done:

  • A good argument can be made for providing health insurance for all children.

• 4 a strong and sometimes angry disagreement in talking or discussing something:

  • I had an argument with my boss.